32 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JN

25/02600/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 6 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Replace 3no. single-glazed, leaded-light windows to front elevation with 20mm double-glazed windows with 15mm lead detail applied to outer pane.

Received: 3 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Letchworth South West Ward

ReceivedReceived3 Nov
ValidatedValidated3 Nov
Consult.Consultation29 Nov
TargetTarget Date29 Dec
DecidedDecided6 Jan

Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 32 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JN. North Hertfordshire has handled 345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Letchworth conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Letchworth South West Ward. We hold 910 applications in total for the SG6 postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Why it was refused

No.47, Southview and nos. 32-38, Sollershott East are together grade II listed and are located within the Letchworth Conservation Area. This group was considered at the time to be one of the finest achievements of the Garden City domestic architecture. The existing windows are single-glazed leaded lights with fixed lights and flush side- hung and top-hung casements. Although the method opening of the new window would replicate the existing, by reason of the 20mm double-glazed system with faux leadwork to the outer pane the glazing system would harm the listed building's special character and have a small impact upon the Letchworth Conservation Area. The degree of harm would be moderate on the less than substantial harm continuum for which there is no public benefit. The proposal would not satisfy the provisions of Sections 16(2) and 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the aims of Section 16 of the NPPF and the aims of Policy HE1 of the North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011-2031.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SG6 3JN
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Letchworth Garden City

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 6 December 2025
Consultation end: 29 November 2025
Last date for comments: 6 December 2025
Target decision date: 29 December 2025
Decision issued: 7 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Mr Nicholas Taylor
Agent address: Unit C3-5 Manor Farm Upper Stondon SG16 6LJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 6 December 2025
Site notice end: 6 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14394979
Comments: 0
Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Letchworth
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Planning history at this site

2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: North Hertfordshire

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SG6

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for windows & doors near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for window and door replacements on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address